Dancing All Over The World: Other Versions Of DWTS

I thought it might be fun to look at routines from other versions of DWTS that don't really get as much exposure as the British and Australian versions (which have their own discussion threads) do. Here, for example, is an Argentine Tango from the Italian version, which just started its new season a few weeks ago:

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Psst -- want to to see how a same-sex male couple handles an elegant Ballroom dance? Check out this from the Italian version of DWTS: Waltz Notice how they effortlessly switch leads all the way through the dance.

They made the finals, by the way! :)

Oh, and this thread isn't just for the Italian version, by the way. It's for all other versions of DWTS around the world (except for the British mothership, Strictly Come Dancing, which has its own full subforum here) that don't really have enough consistent viewership to warrant full forums due to geo-blocking or other issues, so if you see any dances you like on, say, the New Zealand, Australian, French, Swedish, Mexican, or any other versions of DWTS, feel free to post them here!

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They made the finals, but they placed fifth out of the five couples who made the finals. Still, they're the first same-sex couple to ever make the finals on any version of DWTS, and a lot of people (including yours truly) think they were robbed. The winner, incidentally was an older gentleman who had to have been in his late 50s or early 60s.

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Five couples in the finals? How many did they start with for Pete’s sake?

Thirteen couples. The show is structured a little differently than our DWTS, so there are more chances for couples to make a comeback throughout the season. It's one of the reasons that each episode runs about three hours long.

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I don’t watch any other version of DWTS, but I read somewhere recently that Ashley Roberts (Pussycat Doll) joined the UK version of the show. I hope the UK are as receptive to ringers as the US audience because she must be the biggest to ever do a dance show like this since her fellow PCD!

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I don’t watch any other version of DWTS, but I read somewhere recently that Ashley Roberts (Pussycat Doll) joined the UK version of the show. I hope the UK are as receptive to ringers as the US audience because she must be the biggest to ever do a dance show like this since her fellow PCD!

You read correctly. She was announced as part of this years cast on Strictly. And ringers aren't new to the UK -- nor is the controversy surrounding them!